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In the year 1942
499 Notable deaths
Jaroslav Ježek
Czech conductor, esperantist, composer and jazz musician (1906–1942).
Born September 25th, 1906 in Žižkov. [ref]
Died January 1st, 1942 at 35 years old in New York City. [ref]
Boris Safonov
Soviet aviator.
Born August 26th, 1915.
Died May 30th, 1942 at 26 years old in Barents Sea.
Jindřich Štyrský
Czech photographer, painter, writer and artist (1899-1942).
Born August 11th, 1899 in Dolní Čermná. [ref]
Died March 21st, 1942 at 42 years old in Smíchov. [ref]
Carl Sternheim
German writer and art collector (1878-1942).
Born April 1st, 1878 in Leipzig. [ref]
Died November 3rd, 1942 at 64 years old in Ixelles - Elsene. [ref]
Edgar Chadwick
Association football player from england (1869-1942).
Born June 14th, 1869 in Blackburn.
Died February 14th, 1942 at 72 years old in Blackburn.
Marcus Ward Lyon, Jr.
U.s. mammalogist, bacteriologist, and pathologist (1875–1942).
Born February 5th, 1875 in Rock Island Arsenal.
Died May 19th, 1942 at 67 years old in South Bend.
Ruth Maier
Austrian author and holocaust victim (1920–1942).
Born November 10th, 1920 in Vienna. [ref]
Died December 1st, 1942 at 22 years old in Oświęcim, Auschwitz.
Ahatanhel Krymsky
Ukrainian academic (1871–1942).
Born January 15th, 1871 in Volodymyr.
Died January 25th, 1942 at 71 years old in Kostanay.
William Henry Young
English mathematician (1863–1942).
Born October 20th, 1863 in London.
Died July 7th, 1942 at 78 years old in Lausanne, Chavornay.
Louis Soutter
Swiss artist (1871-1942).
Born June 4th, 1871 in Morges. [ref]
Died February 20th, 1942 at 70 years old in Ballaigues. [ref]
Deaths 271 to 280 of 499
Losing your life is not the worst thing that can happen. The worst thing is to lose your reason for living. Jo Nesbø